Roselle Park is home to 14,093 people in New Jersey. 37% of locals were born outside the United States. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. There are 11,504 people per square mile. The median household earns $109,679, about 33% above the national median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.6% of locals.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $109,679, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Roselle Park
What changed most since 1990
White share87.2% → 40.3%(−46.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share6.7% → 32.2%(+25.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$383,531 → $443,200(+16%)US over the same years: +67%
Roselle Park's population equals 2.4% of Union County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.2% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 1.4% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.5%(24)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.6%(49)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.9%(37)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 155 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Roselle Park, decade by decade
Roselle Park population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,805
$104,079
$383,531
22.8%
29.1
2000
13,281
$97,854
$288,186
25.6%
58.0
2010
13,297
$89,081
$492,423
28.6%
75.8
2020
13,967
$97,984
$358,521
38.0%
83.6
2024
14,093
$109,679
$443,200
38.5%
88.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
